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San Francisco 49ers' CEO Jed York watchers the game from the sidelines during their game against the Arizona Cardinals in the second quarter at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

Jed York holds the game football with his wife, Danielle Belluomini, as they walk off the field at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. (Jim Gensheimer/Bay Area News Group)

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Eddie DeBartolo, far left, Dwight Clark, Jed York, Steve Young Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens, far right, join each other on stage during a post game ceremony following the 49ers last regular season game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

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San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York speaks at the WWE press conference at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced the 2015 WrestleMania will be held at the new 49ers Levi's stadium. (John Green/Bay Area News Group)

San Francisco 49ers president Jed York during practice at the 49ers headquarters in Santa Clara, on Thursday, August 6, 2009. (Nhat V. Meyer/Mercury News)

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York talks to reporters during a break of the National Football League owners meeting, in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. NFL owners approved more international games through 2025 on Wednesday, including ones in places other than England. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A San Francisco 49ers fan shows off his homemade sign that reads "Fire Jed York" during the San Francisco 49ers game against the St. Louis Rams in the second quarter of an NFL game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York, right, poses with the team's new general manager John Lynch, left, and head coach Kyle Shanahan at a press conference, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York smiles during the introduction of the team's new general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan at a press conference, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York, left, and former NFL player Bill Romanowski, center, smile after a private memorial service for 49ers great Dwight Clark at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group)

Jed York, chief executive officer of the San Francisco 49ers football team, attends the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 5, 2016 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every July, some of the world's most wealthy and powerful businesspeople from the media, finance, technology and political spheres converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive weeklong conference. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

(L-R) San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York shakes hands with Chip Kelly after a press conference where Kelly was announced as the new head coach of the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on January 20, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Jim Tomsula (L) speaks during a press confernce as San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York (R) looks on at Levi's Stadium on January 15, 2015 in Santa Clara, California. The San Francisco 49ers announced Jim Tomsula as their new head coach to replace Jim Harbaugh. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco 49ers and CEO Jed York talk at midfield during warm ups against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium on December 28, 2014 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Don Feria/Getty Images)

Jed York, team president and owner of the San Francisco 49ers waits to go out for a half time presentation during home opener as the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks at Candlestick Park September 20, 2009 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

Jed York, chief executive officer for the San Francisco 49ers football team, attends the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 12, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every July, some of the world's most wealthy and powerful businesspeople from the media, finance, technology and political spheres converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive week-long conference. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The frustrated 49ers, under CEO Jed York, typified that turnover as they flipped from Jim Harbaugh to Jim Tomsula in 2015, to Chip Kelly in 2016, to Shanahan in 2017.

The franchise’s Lombardi Trophy drought is approaching its 25th year.

Shanahan and hand-picked general manager John Lynch came armed with six-year contracts. It was a hefty commitment for first-timers at their roles, but it underscored the gravity of their makeover, one that got sidetracked last season by injuries (see: quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo) and by distractions (see: linebacker Reuben Foster).

“I have a lot of patience with these guys,” York said Sunday to NBC Sports Bay Area. “I think there are reasons we’ve had the records we’ve had the last two years. And I feel very, very good about the team those guys are putting together.”

Pass rusher Dee Ford, linebacker Kwon Alexander, wide receiver Jordan Matthews and cornerback Jason Verrett headlined this month’s recent additions. All four of them came with injury concerns, as does free safety Jimmie Ward, one of six players who re-signed, not counting franchise-tagged kicker Robbie Gould.

If enough of their moves pan out, and if key injury comebacks succeed, Shanahan and Lynch should lead the 49ers into the playoffs next January, although winning the NFC West would take knocking off the division’s two-time reigning champion Rams.

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York, right, poses with the team’s new general manager John Lynch, left, and head coach Kyle Shanahan at a press conference, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

York knew the past couple seasons would be challenging, and now he’s promoting the 49ers’ “very good foundation” and how the “future is bright for us.”

Since introducing Shanahan and Lynch, York has muted himself from the media, last speaking to 49ers reporters at last year’s owners meeting. He’s left it up to his coach and GM to talk about team issues, which is how it should be; York did chime in Sunday to relay how well Garoppolo is doing his rehab with a group of 20-plus teammates while re-establishing himself as a leader.

So, two years in, York still has an unwavering commitment to Shanahan and Lynch, and rightly so. They’re working in harmony, and they’ve dealt with adversity after adversity, seemingly way more than other outfits that contended for the Lombardi Trophy.

“Hopefully, it’s a Patriots-type deal where you’ve got 10 to 15 years of sustained success,” York said, according to The Athletic. “That’s my aspiration — to have a team that can do that.

“We have a good enough foundation in place, good young players in place. I think we have a quarterback who can be very special. We need to keep him healthy, and he needs to continue playing at a high level. I think he can do that. But if we put those things together, hopefully we can have a very nice, long run.”

York said he feels “even better” today about his regime choice than he did two years ago, that bonds are “only getting strong.”

A year from now, York still will be defending and supporting Shanahan and Lynch, barring another 0-9 start (see: 2017) or an insatiable need to make noise in a Raiders-less Bay Area. After going 6-10 and 4-12, an 8-8 record might be commendable. A Shanahan playoff berth is what York and all in 49ersville really crave.